Battery container



?atented Sept. 2, 11924,

ALLAN C. JJ'QHNS'ON, @Kf AKRXUN, @HIQ.

BA'ETEZRY CONTAENER Application flied January 25, 192%.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALLAN C. JOHNSON, a citizen ot the United States, and resident or the city of Akron, county of Summit, 5 State of Uhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Battery Containers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates broadly, to, con- 1 tainers, and more specifically to battery containers, for use in mounting and securing storage batteries in fixed relation to a suport.

p As will be readily appreciated in the art, 155 storage batteries of automobile ignition systerns are injuriously afiected by the constant jolting and vibrations, arising from movement of the vehicle and operation of the motor. Such jars and vibrations produce relative movements of the batteries and a consequent grinding action between them or between the batteries and their container. The wear occasioned thereby is an item of no small consequence as will be readily understood without further explanation.

With the foregoing in mind, the present invention is particularly directed toward providing a type of container adapted by virtue of the construction and arrangement of its component parts to obviate, or at least reduce to a minimum, the efiect, upon the batteries, of all such jars and vibrations from the vehicle.

To this end, I provide a container which, although it is itself possessed of certain shock absorbing characteristics, is equipped with additional means of a resilient character adapted to receive, distribute and absorb the vibrations from the vehicle, such means being interposed, in effect, between the container support and the container.

@ther and ancillary objects and advan tages,'inherent in the practise or" my invensupport the latter being shown dotted till 2 is a fragmentary sectional tion, will ap car when the following descripserial No. 531,671.

view oil a portion of the container, parts being broken away and shown in section, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a detail of the invention, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the elements of the container.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference the numeral 1, designates the container proper which comprises a bottom portion 2, upright side panels 3, and end panels one of which is shown 4. Preferably the container is divided by transverse part1- tions 5, although this is not essential in the practise of the invention. Each end wall, 4, is constructed with a thickened upper edge to provide an overhanging portion 6 that projects from its outer face, and provides on its under face an abutment 7 for a purpose presently apparent. lin order to strengthen and at the same time lighten the panels they. are respectively formed with countersunk portions 8, the countersinks in the end panels 4: serving to increase the width of the aforesaid abutment as will readily be understood. Each overhangin portion 6 is provided with a pair of vertical bores 9 each of which opens into the space below the abutment 7. One of these bores is arranged adjacent each end of theabutment and preferably they are each of elongated form in cross-section and in the direction of the width of the container. Although the above described container may be formed of any one of a number or materials, l have found it particularly advantageous to utilize rubber, or rubber composition, to mold the article in one piece, and to form the bores 9 during the molding operation. A container of such material possesses the obvious advantage of being somewhat inherently resilient while by moulding it a uniformity in production is assured especially as regards the size and relative spacing of the bores 9 and the abutment 7.

At each end of the casing ll provide a substantially resilient member one of which is shown at it). 'Primarily the member 10 is designed to be utilized as a handle, but I have combined in its construction certain features by virtue of which it is also adapted to function as the shock absorbing and distributing medium previously indicated as feature of the invention.

described the 1W com prises an upwardly bowed bail 11 which,

at each end, is bent inwardly and laterally at an angle to the bail to provide a shoulder 12 for a purpose presently apparent, and is again bent to form a straight leg 13 that terminates in a laterally projecting lug 14. The member at each end of the casing is adapted to be removably mounted in the bores 9 therein, with the legs 13 of the bail extending into and through the bores, and the lugs 14 taking under the abutment 7. Preferably the straight leg portion 13 is of greater length than the depth of the bore 9 in order that wear plates 15, presently described, may be utilized at the top and bottom of the overhanging portion 6. As best shown in Fig. 2 the length of the legs 13 is such that the member 10 is locked against upward movement by the lugs 14 and against downward movement by the shoulders 12 which rest substantially against the top wear plate 15. The wear p ates 15 may be formed of any suitable material, such as metal strips provided with elongate slots 16 adapted to register with the bores 9. The members 10 may likewise be formed of any suitable metal of resilient character, whereby in the form above described the legs 13 normally tend to separate. Qbviously by springing the bail to force the legs together they may be withdrawn through the bores 9, and the slots 16 of the wear plates, and the bail removed at will.

In conjunction with the above described elements it preferably utilize a tie member 17 of the character illustrated, 1tor securing the container to its support. lhis member comprises a rod having a hook portion 18 at its upper end, for engagement with the bail 11, and screw threads 19 at its opposite end, adapted to receivea nut 20, for adjustably securing it from below the support 21. lln order that the hook portion 18 may securely engage the bail a seat is formed in said bail as at 22 by bending its central portion downwardly.

By virtue of the foregoing, it will now be seen that by tightening the nut the tie'rnember 17 securely holds the container against the support through engagement with the bail 11 which in turn is seated against the container through the medium of the shoulders 12. Because of its resilient character and its outward curvature the bail 11, while it ofiers sufiicient resistance to perfault of the container being securely clamped against the support, rovides a medium that possesses sufficient exibility' under sudden jars and vibrations to absorb and distribute the shocks incident thereto along the member itself. At the same time a battery container of the construction described in the foregoing is possessed of many other ad-.

vantages. 1t 18 inexpensive to manufacture,

ano es? may be expeditiousl handled and the handles are easily replaced-and removed.

Although I have necessarily described, my invention in some detail, and therefore resorted to certain specific language, it is to be understood that the present disclosure is merely illustrative, and is not designed to restrict in any way, the scope or spirit of the invention unless such restrictions are indicated in the claims appended hereto.

Claims:

1. A battery container comprising an overhanging ledge adjacent its upper edge said ledge having vertically. disposed spaced bores therein of elongate form in'cross-section, and a handle constructed to be removably mounted in said bores with. a snap action against vertical movement therein, said handle comprising an upwardly bowed resilient tail.

2. A battery container comprising an overhanging ledge adjacent its upper edge, said ledge having vertically disposed spaced bores of elongate form in cross-section therein, and a handle constructed to be removably attached to the ledge with a snap action against vertical movement with respect thereto, said handle comprising an upwardly bowed bail embodying leg portions adapted to be projected respectively through said bores, the leg portions having angulated extremities for engagement wit the under face of the ledge.

3. A battery container comprising an overhanging ledge adjacent its upper edge, said ledge having vertically disposed spaced bores of elongate form in cross-section therein, and a handle constructed to be removably attached to the ledge with a snap action, said handlecomprising legs adapted to be projected through the bores the legs being connected by an upwardly bowed bail, forming at its juncture therewith stop shoulders for engagement with the 11 per face of the ledge.

1. E battery container comprising an overhanging ledge adjacent its upper edge, said ledge having vertically disp spaced bores of elongate form in cross-section therein, wear plates upon the upper and lower faces of the ledge said plates being slotted in alignment with the bores, and a handle constructed to be removably attached to the ledge with a snap action said handle comprising an upwardly bowed il provided with legs adapted t be projected through the bores into locking engagement against the under-side of the ledge, said legs and hail being relatively arranged to provide shoulders for engaging the upper face of the ledge.

5. A battery container adapted to be fixedly connected to a support comprising an overhanging ledge adjepen-t its upper edge, said legs having verticallydisposed spaced Mil lit)

bores of elangate 150m in crws-sm'ihim i-herein, wear plafies upon 5% upper? and lower faces oi the led plat-es being slotted in ahg'nmem; with firm homes, a, hamdie constructed m b@ removabiy attached to the ledge with a snap acfinimrn comprising an upwarfil v bowefi baifi pmvidsd with legs adapted m be pmjeomd through fine hams into Backing angagemmii; wiish (she under face of the Eedge said! lags and bail being 10 mlwzively arranged to provide shoulders for engaging the: upper "fac of izhe ledge, and a mambsr constructsd to ba adjustabiy connecfwd w the support in clamp the container thermal inrough angagement with the up- 35 Wardiy bowed bail.

ALLAN C. JOHNSON. 

